It's been a pretty busy week and on the weekend all beds were full here at the Hetzel house. Cups of tea were made, grandchildren were ...

Who would have thought that toast would unite us as it did in my last post. I loved reading your comments because they made me feel like I...

This is a cautionary tale about being over confident about providing a safe place in the backyard where chickens and pets live. I've al...

Ginger is one of those plants that fits easily into the kitchen for cooking or making drinks. Many of us use ginger in our cooking or to ma...

We've got a thing about fences and I bet if you're trying to work your land in specific ways, you'll have a thing for fences to...

We've reached the point in our gardening year when we've stopped planting. We still have a fair bit of gardening to do but there wi...

Before I start today's post I want to thank so many of you for your kind and generous comments.  It really does make blogging a great j...